Happy 2016 everyone!!!! This year is going to be so wonderful – I can just feel it, ya’ll! 2016 will be a year full of love, laughter, travel, friendships, family, good health, good cooking & good times! I just know it & I am going to strive everyday to make it my best day! 🙂

Last year brought it’s fair share of tough times. There were some unexpected things that came up as you guys probably have been following along with – which that’s just totally life! You just have to learn to roll with the punches & get back up after you can catch your breath. We can never plan how our year is going to go – but we can definitely strive to make it the best year no matter what comes up – yannow? God knows what He’s doing – as long as we just trust Him on that, He will do all of the hard work for us & get us through it all!

I think it’s so fun to make goals for the upcoming year – it’s a good way to see how far you’ve come in 365 days & to work towards the particular things you want to accomplish – and seeing it written (or in our case, typed) out – really helps me personally! & plus, it’s always fun to cross things off your list! lol 😉

But honestly, after this past year – I’ve realized that every day DOES count. Every day does matter & is a chance for you to love more, live more & laugh more! Here are my top 10 resolutions for 2016 that I am going to try to incorporate in my everyday life!

1. GET OUTSIDE MORE!

• Since Daniel & I have moved back into the city, there are so many parks around us that we have been loving lately – and I definitely want to take more time this year to enjoy that. I want to bike more, hike more & all of that fun stuff! Sunshine is good for my soul! That is a major perk of owning your own business – you can MAKE time during the day to do stuff like that! 🙂

 

2. DIVE INTO THE WORD!

• I want to become engulfed in my Bible! I really, really do. And it’s so sad to say that I haven’t been making time for it like I should be…that I have gotten so busy that diving into the Word has been on the backburner. So, this should actually be number one. Because I feel like the better my relationship is & the closer I am with my Savior, the happiest I am!

 

3. BLOG MORE!

• I feel like I have gotten better at blogging – but I really want to blog more in 2016. Whether it be personal or business – I feel much better when I can put my words onto paper. It’s fun & it really is something that I love doing!

 

4. SHOOT MORE PERSONAL STUFF

• I think I said this last year on my New Year’s Resolutions lol but I really do want to start shooting more stuff that is good for the soul – my family, my dogs, Daniel & our trips…I want to shoot more of the things that I live for!

 

5. EXERCISE EVERYDAY

• No explanation needed for this one, ya’ll. It’s something that I need to make time for every day!

 

6. TRAVEL MORE 

• If there’s one thing that I love to do – it’s to travel & especially with Daniel! We visited some amazing places last year – London, Paris, Rome, Vegas, Big, Bend, Lake Tahoe, New Orleans — this year, we want to take more road trips in the US! We love cranking up our radio, rolling with the windows down and just enjoying life on the road! We’re planning our next road trip as we speak 🙂

 

7. UNPLUG/SPEND MORE TIME WITH FAMILY + FRIENDS

• This was also a goal of mine last year! I think I upheld it for several months, and then work got in the way & I found myself answering emails all throughout the night, on social media too often & working late into the nights – many nights. This year, my goal is to unplug from the world every night & really just be more present with my loved ones. I feel like technology sometimes gets in the way of actually being in the moment – so, this really too should be number one! Can I have 10 #1’s? lol Also, I want to make an effort to spend more time with my family & friends! Sometimes, you get so caught up in running your business – that your business winds up running you at times. I’m definitely going to be MAKING time to be with my loved ones. Us moving back into town will definitely help so much with this!

 

8. PLAN MEALS & COOK MORE! 

• I want to try new recipes & cook more for Daniel & I! The Pioneer Woman is basically my bff

 

9. SAVE MONEY!

• This year, Daniel & I are going to spend our mula more wisely! As in – I don’t need Starbucks everyday (I’ve actually stopped drinking coffee *for the most part* – I drink decaf now, ya’ll! I never thought I would see the day but I will have to tell you all about it later), I don’t need to buy everything that Target tries to bribe me with as I peruse past each aisle & I definitely don’t need every shade of nude lipstick out there. I am going to cut out the junk that I don’t need & save as much as we can this year. We really want to start working towards building a home in the near future, so this is a great place to start!

 

10. BECOME MORE CONNECTED WITH THE COMMUNITY! 

• Since becoming the leader for the city of San Antonio for Tuesday’s Together in 2015 – it has been a gateway to meeting so many amazing people! My goal this year is to take it up a notch and really create a tight-knit group where all creatives can feel safe, inspired & loved!